Today our goal is to reach Oshkosh, our final destination. Therefore, it is important to fully prepare our routing procedures and especially study the 24 pages NOTAM’S describing all the airport details and approach procedures. It looks very complicated on paper, entry points to respect, no voice contact by radio, you just follow the instructions […]

Prevention is better than a cure….   Indeed, the awaited storm went a little further north of our position and the area of Sarnia has been spared. Today it is a storm of blue sky and we re-view the administrative procedures, finally we get the official approval to enter the US territory in Lansing (Michigan).   […]

Today’s weather doesn’t look good with violent thunderstorms on the West, especially in the Green Bay area, our next destination. This forced us to redo a briefing to finally take the option to go to Lansing – our alternate to cross the border with the United States.    In addition to this change, a big paperwork […]

Frugal breakfast, croissants, abricotines, chocolate …. yogurt and fresh fruit, a real treat! Around noon, after having said goodbye to our hosts, we take off for a flight of about 2:30 between St. Hyacinthe and the famous Niagara Falls   We pass close to the city of Montreal and a little further than Toronto. Under […]

A beautiful transition day to check our planes, prepare the latest flights and take some good time In the evening, thanks to Bernard and Julie who have left us their car, we were able to get to Montreal which is just 45 km from Saint Hyacinthe. We walk near the old port before ending around […]

We leave the hotel around noon towards Neuville airport. We take time for a full check our machines, we are granted by a surprise visit Gregory (Baisy-Thy former pilot now living in Quebec) surrounded by his family. A superb low-pass over the runway to greet our friends and we set heading direction of Saint Hyacinthe, one of only two […]

First day off for our pilots who have accumulated nearly 30 hours of flight and a lot of stress. Today the team has a good time relaxing in Quebec City. A propitious day for some “maintenance” such as laundry to wash our cloths at the local loundry. We discover Quebec under a blue sky and have near 30 […]

Overnight heavy thunderstorms have hit the region of Havre Saint Pierre, but this morning the sky is clear, however, with a very strong wind from the west (50 km/h).   This new flight brings us back to the St. Laurent River from east to west over 800 km but with a strong headwind that slows […]

Goose Bay After a short night spent in a military camp a few kilometers from the airport of Goosebay, we examine the possibilities to get closer to Quebec … taking into account,as usual our best friend, the weather. Many storms will arrive from the west during the day, we tookdecision to track via the south […]